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6. Education
As mentioned, Beom Su was born and raised in Cheongju province. So, it was not until he became an undergraduate student that he left his hometown. People say that LBS went to good schools and I think so, too. News gives two stories of why he decided to be an actor. Firstly, LBS said one of his friends encouraged him to consider an application for the department of Drama & Cinema. He seemed to never think that before because he assumed only people with a career as a child actor/actress to go to the school. ‘With a little help from my friends’, LBS somehow chose to take ‘the long and winding road’ for being an actor.
Secondly, he initially intended to go to military academy to be a solider like his father. Indeed he applied for it, but for some reason he was not accepted (it is said that an applicant must not have any kind of scar in the body and it was probably a reason why he was rejected. But there’s no evidence to prove this statement.). And then he was thinking of being an actor and finally got an admission from Chung-Ang University in 1988.
As mentioned, Beom Su was born and raised in Cheongju province. So, it was not until he became an undergraduate student that he left his hometown. People say that LBS went to good schools and I think so, too. News gives two stories of why he decided to be an actor. Firstly, LBS said one of his friends encouraged him to consider an application for the department of Drama & Cinema. He seemed to never think that before because he assumed only people with a career as a child actor/actress to go to the school. ‘With a little help from my friends’, LBS somehow chose to take ‘the long and winding road’ for being an actor.
Secondly, he initially intended to go to military academy to be a solider like his father. Indeed he applied for it, but for some reason he was not accepted (it is said that an applicant must not have any kind of scar in the body and it was probably a reason why he was rejected. But there’s no evidence to prove this statement.). And then he was thinking of being an actor and finally got an admission from Chung-Ang University in 1988.
More importantly, there is something underlying the second story. And it shows that it was his inner voice that really led him to decide to become a drama actor, I think. I combined some pieces of his interviews to present his thoughts on this issue. LBS said, "to be a professional solider and to be an actor are two ends but both are far from normal life. So, they are not too much different to me. I think I was rather fascinated with the military uniform. I always hoped to be masculine and be out of the ordinary in my youth. I didn’t want to be congested in life, but explore it." Given this, his final decision to learn acting in the college and be a drama actor was perfect. I cannot think otherwise.
His school is known as one of the top theatre and cinema teaching programs in Korea. And I think he must be proud of it. Most of all, the four year program in the college appeared to gift him 'pleasure of acting'. LBS confessed that he was so engrossed in performance that appeared in 26 plays for 4 years; others were busy in traveling, skiing, and whatever. He played Hamlet at the sophomore year and it made him famous in school because Hamlet, a core character of classic drama/tragedy, was generally supposed to be played by a senior. He must be an ardent and outstanding student! Second, in an interview with Dramatique, he said his self-confidence as an actor was formed from all of the experiences in his college program. It’s meaningful because I feel Beom Su’s self-pride the very quality that made him optimistc, powerful, and constantly unique during the past 16 years.
* source: http://www.cine21.com/Article/article_view.php?mm=005001001&article_id=8290 * source: http://www.film2.co.kr/people/people_final.asp?mkey=2457
His school is known as one of the top theatre and cinema teaching programs in Korea. And I think he must be proud of it. Most of all, the four year program in the college appeared to gift him 'pleasure of acting'. LBS confessed that he was so engrossed in performance that appeared in 26 plays for 4 years; others were busy in traveling, skiing, and whatever. He played Hamlet at the sophomore year and it made him famous in school because Hamlet, a core character of classic drama/tragedy, was generally supposed to be played by a senior. He must be an ardent and outstanding student! Second, in an interview with Dramatique, he said his self-confidence as an actor was formed from all of the experiences in his college program. It’s meaningful because I feel Beom Su’s self-pride the very quality that made him optimistc, powerful, and constantly unique during the past 16 years.
* source: http://www.cine21.com/Article/article_view.php?mm=005001001&article_id=8290 * source: http://www.film2.co.kr/people/people_final.asp?mkey=2457
*source:http://blog.naver.com/siun79?Redirect=Log&logNo=6905249
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